Abbas Kiarostami

Critics cannot give Abbas Kiarostami enough praise. IndieWIRE calls the fillmaker one of the few great directors working today. According to The New York Times, there is "perhaps no living filmmaker as fully alive as Mr. Kiarostami." Close Up has been hailed as one of the greatest film of the 90s. His recently released The Wind Will Carry Us is considered an instant classic. Watching a Kiarostami film is an eye opening experience.

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Close Up
T his Iranian film has been hailed as one of the best films of the just-passed decade.

Kiarostami, Abbas
Kiarostami speaks with IndieWIRE about several key elements in his work: poetry, children, cars and the journey.

Through The Olive Trees
The 1994 film written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

The Wind Will Carry Us
Abbas Kiarostami's wonderful film takes place in Siah Dareh, a village in Iranian Kuridstan.